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Titre: Gargantua

Auteur: François Rabelais

Narrateur: Jacques Bonnaffé

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 2 hrs and 21 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 07-08-16

Éditeur: Éditions Thélème

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Résumé de l'éditeur:

De Gargantua (La vie très horrifique du grand Gargantua, père de Pantagruel, fils de Grandgousier), les Éditions Thélème ont surtout retenu la devise énoncée par les Thélémistes "Fay ce que voudras" ! L'utopique abbaye de Thélème, inventée par Rabelais, fut bâtie par le géant Gargantua pour son ami Frère Jean des Entommeures. Ce lieu avait pour vocation d'accueillir les jeunes gens bien nés, pour leurs études et leurs loisirs. Seuls le bon sens et la juste marche de la nature sont érigés en modèles. Toute règle étant contraire au libre arbitre, il n'y a pas de règle.

© Domaine public (P)2002 Éditions Thélème

Avis des membres:

Great edition of a classic work

Gargantua (French Edition)

Bear in mind that I am reviewing the bilingual version of the mass market paperback (link above).

We read this novel for my 4th-year college French class, and I loved it. It's a funny work and provides some good insights into the Enlightenment. The first half is grotesque and filled with poop-related humor, and the second half is a brilliant contrast to that. Gargantua is one of the great works of western literature.

I particularly enjoyed this version of the text. I like having access to Rabelais' original words, but my French isn't advanced enough that I can easily keep up with that, and so it was good to sometimes switch to the more modern French translation.

If you aren't at a point in your French studies that you can easily pick up this version of the text (or don't know French at all), then I highly recommend an English translation. There's a pretty good version for free on Kindle and you can find good copies on paperback or hardcover as well. But if you're looking for a way to read a classic work while also improving your French, the version I linked to is a good version.

Also the paperback is a pretty good quality binding and seems fairly sturdy.

Can't ask for more

The product arrived quickly and exactly as described. I was particularly happy to receive the exact edition I requested, which can sometimes be a problem with 'classic' texts. Couldn't be more pleased.

Un franais trop difficile

Le franais de la Renaissance est trop difficile pour me permettre d'apprécier ce vieux texte dont les effets comiques sont aussi bien vieux.

Cohen's and Putnam's translations for comparison

This review piggy-backs on to the review of "A Reader" from 2006, which usually (and appropriately) has the most "helpful" votes and winds up on top. No doubt A Reader's review is so helpful because it compares different translations of the same passage, thus giving us a flavor of each (and, thankfully for those of us who have a little French, provides the original as well). These comparisons are useful in helping us decide which version fits our preferences.

My purpose is to add to his/her review by offering two other translations for comparison: that of J.M.

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Title: Dubliners

Subtitle: A Volume in the Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers Series

Author: James Joyce

Narrator: Gerry O'Brien

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-16

Publisher: Punch Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The initial stories in the collection are narrated by child protagonists, and as the stories continue, they deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older people. This is in line with Joyce's tripartite division of the collection into childhood, adolescence, and maturity.

The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging. At a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They center on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a character experiences a life-changing self-understanding or illumination. Many of the characters in Dubliners later appear in minor roles in Joyce's novel Ulysses.

Members Reviews:

Loved it!

"Dubliners" is a mosaic of life in that city near the turn of the last century. Sometimes poignant, sometimes wickedly funny, sometimes soaring, it includes people up and down the social scale, but mostly down. Many of the characters return in Joyce's later novels "Portrait of the Artist" and "Ulysses."

Gerry O'Brien, as he showed in "Portrait," is a wonderful narrator and is particularly wonderful with Joyce. There is something light and seemingly effortless about his reading, right up to the last haunting sentence of the last story, "The Dead."

I hope he's able at some point to record "Ulysses" as well. I can't imagine anybody I'd rather listen to, or any narrator I'd be more willing to trust it to.

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Titre: Trois contes

Auteur: Gustave Flaubert

Narrateur: Sophie Chauveau

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 3 hrs and 14 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 06-21-16

Éditeur: Éditions Thélème

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Pendant un demi-siècle, les bourgeois de Pont l'Évêque envièrent à Mme Aubain sa servante Félicité. Pour cent francs par an, elle faisait la cuisine et le ménage, cousait, lavait, repassait, savait brider un cheval, engraisser les volailles, battre le beurre, et resta fidèle à sa maîtresse - qui cependant n'était pas une personne agréable.

Ce recueil contient Un cœur simple, La Légende de Saint Julien l'Hospitalier, Hérodias.

© Domaine public (P)2008 Éditions Thélème

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One does not rate Flaubert ! But ...

One does not rate Flaubert !

However a small detail I have to mention. In ordering the book I was hoping to receive the very same edition and the very same cover, yes the one with the parrot. The parrot is very important and it shows up hillariously and magnificently in one of the stories, entitled Un coeur simple . I received a student oriented edition ( folio plus classique) with extra commentary which I appreciate of course and with a different cover which Is interesting but not the one I expected to receive. You see I really wanted that cover .So I am both happy and unhappy with my purchase. This is Flaubert after all how can one complain about a book written by Flaubert? I wish Amazon was more prone to clarify for the buyer what exactly he or she is going to be receiving especially when it comes to books with many available formats and editions. For some of us these things matter.

Great stories / flimsy book

The stories are of course magnificent. C'est Flaubert, alors!

The book itself is really more of a flimsy "plaquette" (booklet) that won't hold up very long. Also, the print is rather small.

Five Stars

One of the many great works of Gustave Flaubert.

Five Stars

Merveilleux ...

Not a real book but an unpaginated plaquette, apparently ...

Not a real book but an unpaginated plaquette, apparently run off on demand. See my rview of Le Tentation de Ste Antoine.

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Titel: Der Stechlin

Autor:: Theodor Fontane

Erzähler: Hans Paetsch

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 12 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-24-16

Herausgeber: Der Audio Verlag

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Gibt es irgendwo auf der Welt ein Erdbeben, schießt eine Fontäne aus dem märkischen See Stechlin in den Himmel; geschieht etwas "Großes", steigt der Sage nach ein roter Hahn aus seinen Tiefen empor. Ganz in der Nähe des mystischen Gewässers - und ebenfalls in regem Austausch mit der Welt - lebt der gleichnamige Major a.D. Dubslav von Stechlin. In seinem Herrenhaus versammeln sich Vertreter aller Generationen und Stände zu ausladenden Gesprächen voller Witz und Brisanz. Mit seinem letzten großen Gesellschaftsroman skizziert Fontane unterhaltsam und pointiert die geistigen und politischen Strömungen der Jahrhundertwende - ungekürzt gelesen von Hans Paetsch.

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Fantastic book and great quality representation

One of Fontane's best writings, this is a great read.

The book is represented beautifully.

Recommended to everyone interested in a sophisticated book that engages you and makes you think about it for a long time

Five Stars

ein abgeklaertes Werk eines alten, klugen Schriftstellers

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Titel: Der fremde Freund / Drachenblut

Autor:: Christoph Hein

Erzähler: Christoph Hein

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 5 hrs and 15 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-24-16

Herausgeber: Der Audio Verlag

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

DDR, Anfang der 80er-Jahre: Claudia ist Ärztin, geschieden und kinderlos. Als ihr Nachbar Henry eines Abends in ihre Wohnung stürmt und nicht mehr geht, lässt sie sich auf eine Beziehung mit ihm ein, die es trotz oberflächlicher Nähe nicht vermag, ihren Schutzpanzer aus Selbstverleugnung, Resignation und Gefühlskälte zu durchbrechen. Henry bleibt ihr fremd. Mit der vielgelobten Novelle "Der fremde Freund", die in Westdeutschland unter dem Titel "Drachenblut" erschien, gelang Christoph Hein der literarische Durchbruch im geteilten Deutschland. Eine schonungslose Geschichte über persönliche Entfremdung im Überwachungsstaat - gelesen vom Autor selbst.

©2016 Suhrkamp (P)2016 DAV

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Titel: Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge

Autor:: Rainer Maria Rilke

Erzähler: Klaus Nägelen

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 7 hrs and 10 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-24-16

Herausgeber: Der Audio Verlag

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Nach dem Tod seiner Eltern kommt der mittellose dänische Adlige Malte Laurids Brigge um 1900 nach Paris, um sich dort als Dichter durchzuschlagen. Doch die Stadt seiner Träume erweist sich als Ort des Elends und der Hässlichkeit. Überwältigt vom Geruch der Armut schildert der 28-Jährige seine Eindrücke in Tagebucheinträgen voller Eindringlichkeit und Poesie.

Rilkes Werk über Schicksal und Identität, Kunst und Gesellschaft gilt als erster großer Roman der literarischen Moderne. Ungekürzt gelesen von Klaus Nägelen, verbinden sich die fragmentarischen Aufzeichnungen Maltes zum beeindruckenden Zeugnis einer Identitätskrise zur Zeit des Fin de Siècle.

©2016 gemeinfrei (P)2016 DAV

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Don't buy this version.

Great novel---Don't buy this version.

Unless you really hate the German alphabet and prefer 'ae' to an 'ä', 'ss' to an 'ß', etc. and would prefer to have none of the original page breaks / chapters, avoid this version.

Seriously illegible in this format.

A Prose Anthem to Dystopia

The only prose novel by R.M. Rilke is an account of various, unconnected happenings to a young Danish nobleman while visiting Paris. He is battling his loneliness in the big city, which he comes to see as a cruel metropolis to all its inhabitants.

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Title: Dante's Inferno

Subtitle: The Arts

Author: iMinds

Narrator: Joel Richards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-24-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Learn about the story of Dantes Inferno with iMinds insightful knowledge series. Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself in a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.

So begins the classic text of the Inferno, a medieval poem written in 14th century Italy. Along with its sequels, Purgatorio and Paradiso, it makes up the classic Divine Comedy. But what is the poem about? In the Inferno, the narrator of the tale travels through hell. This may strike the modern reader as a very strange premise for a story, but for medieval Europeans, religious texts were in abundance. Medieval Europe was characterised by devout Christianity, and so the Inferno concerns a Christian idea of what hell would be like. As the poem is religious, it is highly allegorical. So there are not many characters that the reader gets to know very well. However, the narrator is an important exception to this.

Members Reviews:

Watch out, not the book.

Was not worth the bu, thought it would be the actual dantes inferno book or a summary, nope 8mins of a guy talking about the book.

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Titre: Hernanani - C'est la bataille : Le jeu dans la littérature

Auteur: Michel Pimpant, Quentin Leclerc

Narrateur: Michel Pimpant, Quentin Leclerc

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 44 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 03-17-16

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Evaluation: 3 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Hernanani, c'est le nouveau rendez-vous qui fait bien plaisir sur la littérature ! À la croisée des siècles, des écrivains d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, des courants littéraires, et des petits clashes dans le respect, retrouvez Michel Pimpant et Quentin Leclerc pour une petite discussion au calme autour d'un sujet littéraire gourmand et croquant !

Dans ce podcast, les thèmes abordés porteront sur le jeu dans la littérature :

Bibliographie :

Extraits de livres audio sur le site d'Audible :

Extraits lus par Quentin et Michel :

L'extrait proposé représente l'intégralité de l'œuvre.

>> Cet podcast vous est proposé en exclusivité par Audible et est uniquement disponible en téléchargement.

©2016 Michel Pimpant / Quentin Leclerc (P)2016 Audible FR

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Title: The Metamorphosis

Author: Franz Kafka

Narrator: Nicky Whichelow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-26-16

Publisher: A.R.N. Publications

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis tells the story of Gregor, the only son of the Samsa family. One morning upon waking up, Gregor, a traveling salesman, discovers that his body has somehow transformed into an insect-like creature; but his mind is somehow still intact.

Although not surprised by the change, Gregor's family is disgusted, and his father ends up injuring Gregor while trying to keep him in his bedroom. Distressed by the disconnect with himself, his family, and his inability to support his family, Gregor becomes a depressed stupor under his couch where he decides to stop eating and believes that his family would be better off if he were not alive.

Gregor is not the only one who undergoes a change, as his sister transforms from young girl with no responsibilities to a mature woman who takes care of Gregor and begins to work and support the family in place of Gregor.

This story, written by Kafka, is a deep psychological exploration into human emotions.

Members Reviews:

Not a favorite

Narration is without emotion. Story is the same. The language is too stiff. Perhaps the original German is better.

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Title: Around the World in Eighty Days

Author: Jules Verne

Narrator: Bill Homewood

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-13-16

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Undoubtedly one of the most celebrated tales of all time, this is both high-octane thriller and fascinating travelogue. Phileas Fogg, intrepid Victorian gentleman about town, accepts a wager that he cannot travel around the world in 80 days. Naturally, he immediately sets off, accompanied by his French manservant, Passepartout. They are pursued by a police officer, Detective Fix, who is foolishly convinced that Fogg is a bank robber. Much hilarity ensues. On the way, Fogg bravely rescues Aouda, a beautiful Indian princess, from a ceremony of ritual sacrifice. Unexpectedly, our thriller becomes a love story.

Members Reviews:

Absolutely Gripping

A fantastic story set in the Victorian world, with ups and downs and a fair bit of sly humour, all conveyed superbly by the narrator, who never fails to keep you deeply enthralled in the plot and the characters.

Pick this up, you won't regret it.